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1/6/10 Cubs Caravan update

The caravan consists of two tours of Cubs players, coaches and front office staff who will visit seven cities, six elementary schools, two Boys and Girls Clubs, Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital and a charity luncheon benefitting Chicago Cubs Charities. The tour also will include stops at the Lincoln Library in Springfield, Ill., the USO of Illinois, and the Class A Peoria Chiefs’ charity fan fest.

They will stop at Alexander Hamilton Elementary School in Chicago; the Uplift Community High School in Chicago; Harry Caray’s for the charity luncheon; Crispus Attucks Elementary School in chicago, and the Northwest Indiana Boys & Girls Club in Gary, Ind.

On Jan. 14, the first group will include Bush, Fleita, Jaramillo, Quade, Strode, Hill, Hoffpauir, Wells, Berg, Blanco, Adduci, Cashner and television broadcaster Dave Otto. They will travel downstate to the Lincoln Library and Museum in Springfield and attend the Peoria fan fest. Tickets for the Chiefs’ event may be purchased in advance at O’Brien Field or various outlets in the Peoria area.

The second group on the second day of the caravan will include Piniella for the morning session, plus Rothschild, Trammell, Ryan Dempster, Tom Gorzelanny, Jeff Gray, Caridad, Castillo, Jackson and WGN Radio broadcaster Pat Hughes. They will visit James Blaine Elementary School in Chicago; Hawthorne Scholastic Academy in Chicago; Waukegan (Ill.) School District; and and a private event for the USO at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center.

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